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Current Affairs Questions and Answers for 2025

Which state became India’s second fully literate state under the ULLAS Scheme in 2025?
A) Mizoram
B) Goa
C) Kerala
D) Tamil Nadu
Answer: B) Goa
What is the theme of National Doctor’s Day 2025 in India?
A) Celebrating Resilience and Healing Hands
B) Save the Saviours
C) Behind the Mask: Who Heals the Healers
D) Zero Tolerance to Violence Against Doctors
Answer: A) Celebrating Resilience and Healing Hands
Which ministry administers the National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) scheme?
A) Ministry of Education
B) Ministry of External Affairs
C) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
D) Ministry of Defence
Answer: C) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Where was India’s first glass bridge inaugurated in 2025?
A) Gujarat
B) Rajasthan
C) Uttarakhand
D) Bihar
Answer: C) Uttarakhand
Which state launched the Mukhyamantri Vrindavan Gram Yojana in 2025?
A) Rajasthan
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Gujarat
Answer: C) Madhya Pradesh
Which state dissolved the Banswara, Pali, and Sikar divisions in 2025?
A) Gujarat
B) Rajasthan
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Bihar
Answer: B) Rajasthan
Where is the 75th Pradhan Mantri Divyasha Kendra located in Uttar Pradesh?
A) Badaun
B) Kanpur
C) Lucknow
D) Varanasi
Answer: A) Badaun
Which scheme supports the Post-Matric Scholarship portal for OBC, EBC, and DNT students in 2025?
A) PM-KISAN
B) PM-YASASVI
C) Stand-Up India
D) Mudra Yojana
Answer: B) PM-YASASVI
Which state launched the Indiramma Atmiya Bharosa Scheme in 2025?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Telangana
C) Karnataka
D) Tamil Nadu
Answer: B) Telangana
Which city won the top award for cleanliness in Swachh Survekshan 2024–25?
A) Surat
B) Vijayawada
C) Indore
D) Bhopal
Answer: B) Vijayawada
Which state launched the Raj Bhavan Annadhan scheme in 2025?
A) Kerala
B) Goa
C) Maharashtra
D) Tamil Nadu
Answer: B) Goa
What is the focus of the PRASAD Scheme?
A) Rural development
B) Pilgrimage site development
C) Agricultural reform
D) Digital education
Answer: B) Pilgrimage site development
Which ministry launched the Poshan Tracker app?
A) Ministry of Health
B) Ministry of Women and Child Development
C) Ministry of Education
D) Ministry of Rural Development
Answer: B) Ministry of Women and Child Development
Which state’s governor donated book royalties under the Raj Bhavan Annadhan scheme?
A) Kerala
B) Goa
C) Haryana
D) Punjab
Answer: B) Goa
What is the purpose of the National Pension Scheme (NPS) Vatsalya launched in 2024?
A) Financial planning for minors
B) Healthcare for elderly
C) Education loans
D) Agricultural subsidies
Answer: A) Financial planning for minors
Which state hosted the 24th Rashtriya Vanvasi Krida Pratiyogita in 2025?
A) Chhattisgarh
B) Jharkhand
C) Odisha
D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: A) Chhattisgarh
Which ministry oversees the National Florence Nightingale Awards?
A) Ministry of Education
B) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
C) Ministry of Defence
D) Ministry of Culture
Answer: B) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Which cities were nominated for Wetland City Accreditation under the Ramsar Convention in 2025?
A) Indore, Bhopal, Jaipur
B) Indore, Bhopal, Udaipur
C) Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru
D) Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad
Answer: B) Indore, Bhopal, Udaipur
Which state’s tableau was not specified as the winner at the Republic Day Parade 2025?
A) Gujarat
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Not specified
Answer: D) Not specified
What is the aim of the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) for 2025?
A) Healthcare benefits
B) Pension benefits for NPS retirees
C) Education funding
D) Rural employment
Answer: B) Pension benefits for NPS retirees
Which country hosted the AI Action Summit in 2025?
A) USA
B) Japan
C) France
D) India
Answer: C) France
Which country developed the world’s first deep-sea radar to detect high-flying aircraft in 2025?
A) USA
B) Russia
C) China
D) Japan
Answer: C) China
Which country launched the first clinical trial for the Ebola vaccine in 2025?
A) Australia
B) Uganda
C) Maldives
D) Nepal
Answer: B) Uganda
What is the name of Israel’s first fully indigenous communication satellite launched in 2025?
A) Amos-8
B) Dror-1
C) Ofek-13
D) Eshkol-2
Answer: B) Dror-1
Which country created the first detailed geological map of Mars’ South Pole in 2025?
A) China
B) Russia
C) India
D) USA
Answer: C) India
Which country joined BRICS as a full member in January 2025?
A) Singapore
B) Mauritius
C) Indonesia
D) Malaysia
Answer: C) Indonesia
Where is Samoa, which celebrated Independence Day in 2025, located?
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Indian Ocean
C) Pacific Ocean
D) Arctic Ocean
Answer: C) Pacific Ocean
Which country is hosting the United Nations Day of Vesak 2025?
A) Thailand
B) Vietnam
C) Sri Lanka
D) Japan
Answer: B) Vietnam
Who was appointed as Ukraine’s Prime Minister in 2025?
A) Volodymyr Zelenskyy
B) Yuliia Svyrydenko
C) Denys Shmyhal
D) Oleksiy Reznikov
Answer: B) Yuliia Svyrydenko
What was the growth rate of China’s economy in Q2 2025?
A) 4.8%
B) 5.2%
C) 5.5%
D) 6.0%
Answer: B) 5.2%
Which country launched the ‘Child Marriage Free Nepal’ campaign in 2025?
A) India
B) Nepal
C) Bangladesh
D) Sri Lanka
Answer: B) Nepal
Which organization supported the ‘Child Marriage Free Nepal’ campaign?
A) UNICEF
B) Backward Society Education
C) WHO
D) UNESCO
Answer: B) Backwardましょう
What is the legal marriage age in Nepal as of 2025?
A) 18
B) 19
C) 20
D) 21
Answer: C) 20
Which city is a significant ancient trade hub overtaken by rebels in 2025?
A) Damascus
B) Aleppo
C) Baghdad
D) Kabul
Answer: B) Aleppo
Which terrorist group was involved in the Aleppo takeover in 2025?
A) ISIS
B) Al-Qaeda
C) Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
D) Boko Haram
Answer: C) Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
Which country imposed sanctions on The Resistance Front (TRF) in 2025?
A) India
B) USA
C) Russia
D) China
Answer: B) USA
What is the capital of Samoa?
A) Suva
B) Apia
C) Nuku’alofa
D) Port Vila
Answer: B) Apia
Which country achieved a 100% literacy rate in 2025?
A) Japan
B) Vietnam
C) South Korea
D) Singapore
Answer: B) Vietnam
What is the focus of the UN80 initiative launched in 2025?
A) Climate change
B) Global peace and cooperation
C) Digital education
D) Healthcare access
Answer: B) Global peace and cooperation
What is the main objective of Exercise Devil Strike by the Indian Army in 2025?
A) Testing new technologies
B) Expanding international alliances
C) Enhancing combat preparedness
D) Humanitarian missions
Answer: C) Enhancing combat preparedness
Which missiles were test-fired by India’s Strategic Forces Command in 2025?
A) BrahMos and Nirbhay
B) Prithvi-II and Agni-I
C) Akash and Barak-8
D) Trishul and Nag
Answer: B) Prithvi-II and Agni-I
What is the name of the India-Maldives joint military exercise in 2025?
A) Garuda Shakti
B) Ekuverin
C) Yudh Abhyas
D) Hand-in-Hand
Answer: B) Ekuverin
Where was Operation Shiva 2025 conducted for Amarnath Yatra security?
A) Himachal Pradesh
B) Jammu and Kashmir
C) Uttarakhand
D) Sikkim
Answer: B) Jammu and Kashmir
Which shipyard launched Fast Patrol Vessels Amulya and Akshay in 2025?
A) Mazagon Dock
B) Goa Shipyard Limited
C) Cochin Shipyard
D) Garden Reach Shipbuilders
Answer: B) Goa Shipyard Limited
Which ministry oversees the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT)?
A) Ministry of Home Affairs
B) Ministry of Defence
C) Ministry of Tourism
D) Ministry of Culture
Answer: B) Ministry of Defence
Which air defence system was tested at 15,000 ft in Ladakh in 2025?
A) Barak-8
B) Akash Prime
C) S-400
D) Prithvi-III
Answer: B) Akash Prime
What is INS Tabar, seen in 2025 news, classified as?
A) Shivalik-class
B) Talwar-class
C) Nilgiri-class
D) Brahmaputra-class
Answer: B) Talwar-class
Where is the BPR&D headquarters located?
A) Maharashtra
B) Delhi
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Karnataka
Answer: B) Delhi
What is the focus of the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR)?
A) Education reform
B) Drug abuse reduction
C) Agricultural development
D) Urban planning
Answer: B) Drug abuse reduction
Which organization oversees the Agniveer recruitment scheme?
A) Indian Navy
B) Indian Army
C) Ministry of Defence
D) UPSC
Answer: C) Ministry of Defence
What is the focus of the Yudh Abhyas military exercise?
A) Naval operations
B) Counter-terrorism
C) Air defence
D) Cyber warfare
Answer: B) Counter-terrorism
Which country is India’s partner in the Milan 2025 naval exercise?
A) USA
B) Multiple countries
C) Russia
D) Japan
Answer: B) Multiple countries
What is the purpose of the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative in defence?
A) Import weapons
B) Indigenous production
C) Foreign alliances
D) Training programs
Answer: B) Indigenous production
Which border security policy was highlighted in 2025 news?
A) Smart Fence Project
B) Border Roads Expansion
C) Coastal Security Scheme
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
What is the name of India’s new fighter jet deal in 2025?
A) Rafale
B) Tejas Mk2
C) Sukhoi-30
D) Mirage 2000
Answer: B) Tejas Mk2
Which ministry oversees the National Police Mission?
A) Ministry of Home Affairs
B) Ministry of Defence
C) Ministry of External Affairs
D) Ministry of Law
Answer: A) Ministry of Home Affairs
What is the range of the Agni-V missile tested in 2025?
A) 2,000 km
B) 5,000 km
C) 3,000 km
D) 7,000 km
Answer: B) 5,000 km
Which Indian Navy ship visited Singapore in 2025?
A) INS Vikramaditya
B) INS Tabar
C) INS Chennai
D) INS Kolkata
Answer: B) INS Tabar
What is the focus of the QUAD summit in 2025?
A) Climate change
B) Maritime security
C) Digital economy
D) Healthcare
Answer: B) Maritime security
Which bank first implemented Clari5’s NCRP Integration Solution in 2025?
A) Punjab National Bank
B) Bank of Baroda
C) Bank of India
D) Canara Bank
Answer: A) Punjab National Bank
What was the gross GST collection for 2024–2025?
A) ₹18.5 lakh crore
B) ₹22.08 lakh crore
C) ₹25.3 lakh crore
D) ₹20.1 lakh crore
Answer: B) ₹22.08 lakh crore
Which scheme provides loan guarantees for MSMEs in 2025?
A) Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme
B) Credit-Linked Capital Subsidy
C) Stand-Up India
D) Mudra Yojana
Answer: A) Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme
Where will the new urea plant be set up as per the 2025 Union Budget?
A) Assam
B) Karnataka
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: A) Assam
What is the non-taxable income limit under the new tax regime in 2025?
A) ₹10 Lakh
B) ₹11 Lakh
C) ₹12 Lakh
D) ₹13 Lakh
Answer: C) ₹12 Lakh
Where is the Polavaram Multipurpose Project located?
A) Kerala
B) Karnataka
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Maharashtra
Answer: C) Andhra Pradesh
What is the Bharat Cleantech Manufacturing Platform launched at?
A) Bharat Climate Forum 2025
B) Clean Energy Conclave
C) National Green Energy Summit
D) India Renewable Energy Summit
Answer: A) Bharat Climate Forum 2025
What is the aim of the Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme (GHCI)?
A) Promote fossil fuel use
B) Verify renewable hydrogen production
C) Support coal mining
D) Enhance urban transport
Answer: B) Verify renewable hydrogen production
Which ministry launched the Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme?
A) Ministry of Power
B) Ministry of Petroleum
C) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
D) Ministry of Environment
Answer: C) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
What was the focus of the Hurun India U30 List 2025?
A) Young entrepreneurs
B) Sports personalities
C) Political leaders
D) Scientists
Answer: A) Young entrepreneurs
Which team won the IPL 2025 final?
A) Chennai Super Kings
B) Royal Challengers Bengaluru
C) Punjab Kings
D) Mumbai Indians
Answer: B) Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Who won gold in the 65kg men’s freestyle at the 2025 Polyak Imre & Varga Janos Memorial?
A) Bajrang Punia
B) Sujeet Kalkal
C) Aman Sehrawat
D) Ravi Dahiya
Answer: B) Sujeet Kalkal
What is the primary goal of the Samudrayaan project?
A) Mineral exploration
B) Deep-sea tourism
C) Underwater cable laying
D) Marine life photography
Answer: A) Mineral exploration
Which institute launched India’s first Cancer Genome Atlas in 2025?
A) IIT Bengaluru
B) IIT Kharagpur
C) IIT Kanpur
D) IIT Madras
Answer: D) IIT Madras
Which state hosted the International Saraswati Mahotsav in 2025?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Haryana
C) Karnataka
D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: B) Haryana
Who won the 2025 Shakti Bhatt Prize for her memoir The Lucky Ones?
A) Kiran Desai
B) Shashi Deshpande
C) Geetanjali Shree
D) Zara Chowdhary
Answer: D) Zara Chowdhary
What is the theme of World Environment Day 2025?
A) Our Land Our Future
B) Only One Earth
C) End Plastic Pollution
D) Time for Nature
Answer: A) Our Land Our Future
Which cricketer was appointed as DSP in UP Police in 2025?
A) Harmanpreet Kaur
B) Smriti Mandhana
C) Deepti Sharma
D) Richa Ghosh
Answer: C) Deepti Sharma
What is Myogenesis, seen in 2025 news?
A) Formation of muscle fibers
B) New fish species
C) Traditional medicine
D) Nerve cell formation
Answer: A) Formation of muscle fibers
Where is Machilipatnam, recently in news, located?
A) Karnataka
B) Kerala
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Odisha
Answer: C) Andhra Pradesh
What is the state bird of Gujarat?
A) Great Hornbill
B) Indian Roller
C) Greater Flamingo
D) Hill Myna
Answer: C) Greater Flamingo
Which ministry launched the Indian Institute of Creative Technology (IICT)?
A) Ministry of Education
B) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
C) Ministry of Culture
D) Ministry of Science
Answer: B) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
What is Kalamkari Painting mainly associated with?
A) Maharashtra
B) Odisha
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: D) Andhra Pradesh
Which river crosses the equator twice in Africa?
A) Nile
B) Congo
C) Zambezi
D) Niger
Answer: B) Congo
What is the primary goal of the National Critical Minerals Mission?
A) Urban development
B) Mineral exploration
C) Education reform
D) Healthcare expansion
Answer: B) Mineral exploration
Who is the pilot for Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4)?
A) Mohana Singh
B) Narinder Chatrath
C) Aruna Kumar Datta
D) Shubhanshu Shukla
Answer: D) Shubhanshu Shukla
Which day is celebrated as World Horse Day 2025?
A) July 10
B) July 11
C) July 12
D) July 13
Answer: B) July 11
What is the focus of the National Karmayogi Jan Seva Programme?
A) Education reform
B) Service mindset among employees
C) Agricultural development
D) Urban planning
Answer: B) Service mindset among employees
Which country is ranked happiest in the World Happiness Report 2025?
A) Denmark
B) Finland
C) Sweden
D) Norway
Answer: B) Finland
Which Indian city became the first to achieve 100% renewable energy usage in 2025?
A) Surat
B) Bengaluru
C) Chennai
D) Hyderabad
Answer: A) Surat
What technology was widely adopted to convert plastic waste into fuel in 2025?
A) Incineration
B) Pyrolysis
C) Gasification
D) Bioremediation
Answer: B) Pyrolysis
Which author won the 2024 Booker Prize for her novel Orbital?
A) Margaret Atwood
B) Samantha Harvey
C) Arundhati Roy
D) Jhumpa Lahiri
Answer: B) Samantha Harvey
What significant discovery was made in Antarctica in 2025?
A) New fish species
B) Ancient microbial life
C) Underground volcano
D) Fossilized forest
Answer: B) Ancient microbial life
What new method was developed to remove microplastics from ocean water in 2025?
A) Filtration nets
B) Magnetic nanoparticles
C) Chemical dissolution
D) Biological digestion
Answer: B) Magnetic nanoparticles
How many people received the Padma Award in 2025?
A) 121
B) 139
C) 140
D) 165
Answer: B) 139
Which state’s High Court rejected a petition for a religious event at Hazrat Sheikh Mohammad Ghaus’ shrine?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Rajasthan
D) Gujarat
Answer: B) Madhya Pradesh
What is the focus of Project Elephant reviewed in 2025?
A) Tiger conservation
B) Elephant conservation
C) Rhino protection
D) Leopard rehabilitation
Answer: B) Elephant conservation
Which organization coordinates the National Police Mission?
A) BPR&D
B) CRPF
C) ITBP
D) NSG
Answer: A) BPR&D
Which Indian state demanded a separate Bhil Pradesh in 2025?
A) Gujarat
B) Rajasthan
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
What is the Siliguri Corridor, highlighted in 2025 news?
A) Trade route
B) Strategic lifeline
C) Railway network
D) Tourism circuit
Answer: B) Strategic lifeline

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General Intelligence and Reasoning Questions

100 Question Answers on General Intelligence and Reasoning for Competetive Exam

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100 General Intelligence and Reasoning Questions

Explore a comprehensive collection of 100 General Intelligence and Reasoning Questions covering logic puzzles, numerical reasoning, pattern recognition, and critical thinking. Perfect for honing problem-solving skills, these questions span topics like algebra, probability, and mathematical sequences, offering challenges for all levels.

Logic Puzzles

What is the next number in the series: 5, 10, 15, 20, ?
- Answer: 25 (The pattern is adding 5 each time.)
If you rearrange the letters of “DEBIT CARD,” you can get a different phrase. What is it?
- Answer: “BAD CREDIT.”
A man is 4 times as old as his son. In 20 years, he will be 3 times as old as his son. How old is the man now?
- Answer: 40 years old. (Let the son’s age be x. Then the man’s age is 4x. In 20 years, the man will be 4x + 20 and the son will be x + 20. The equation 4x + 20 = 3(x + 20) solves to x = 20, so the man is 40.)
If a clock shows 9:00 AM, what is the angle between the hour and minute hands?
- Answer: 270 degrees (The hour hand is at 9, and the minute hand is at 12, making a 3/4 turn of the clock.)
In a code language, if “CAT” is written as “DBU,” how is “DOG” written?
- Answer: “EPH” (Each letter is shifted by one position in the alphabet.)
What is the next letter in the series: A, C, F, J, O, ?
- Answer: U (The pattern is adding consecutive numbers: A + 2 = C, C + 3 = F, F + 4 = J, J + 5 = O, O + 6 = U.)
A train leaves at 6:00 PM and arrives at 10:00 PM. How long is the journey?
- Answer: 4 hours.
If some cats are dogs and all dogs are animals, can it be concluded that some cats are animals?
- Answer: Yes.
Find the missing number in the sequence: 2, 6, 12, 20, ?
- Answer: 30 (The pattern is adding consecutive even numbers.)
If you have a basket with 3 apples and you take away 2, how many apples do you have?
- Answer: 2 apples (You took away 2 apples, so you have them.)

Numerical Reasoning

What is 25% of 80?
- Answer: 20.
If a jacket is priced at $120 and is on sale for 30% off, what is the sale price?
- Answer: $84 (30% of $120 is $36, so $120 – $36 = $84.)
Solve for x: 5x + 7 = 27
- Answer: x = 4.
If you buy 3 items at $15 each, how much will it cost?
- Answer: $45 (3 × $15.)
What is the value of 9 squared?
- Answer: 81.
A product costs $120 and is increased by 10%. What is the new price?
- Answer: $132 (10% of $120 is $12, so $120 + $12 = $132.)
If you have a total of $200 and spend $75, how much money do you have left?
- Answer: $125 ($200 – $75.)
A car travels 240 miles in 4 hours. What is its average speed?
- Answer: 60 mph (240 miles ÷ 4 hours.)
If you receive $50 and spend $12.50, what percentage of your money is left?
- Answer: 75% (You have $37.50 left, which is 75% of $50.)
What is the product of 7 and 9?
- Answer: 63.

General Knowledge and Reasoning

Who wrote “Pride and Prejudice”?
- Answer: Jane Austen.
What is the capital of Italy?
- Answer: Rome.
What is the chemical symbol for Silver?
- Answer: Ag.
Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
- Answer: Mars.
Who painted “Starry Night”?
- Answer: Vincent van Gogh.
What is the freezing point of water in Fahrenheit?
- Answer: 32°F.
Which is the largest ocean in the world?
- Answer: Pacific Ocean.
What is the chemical formula for table sugar?
- Answer: C12H22O11 (Sucrose.)
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
- Answer: Mount Everest.
Which country is known as the Land of the Long White Cloud?
- Answer: New Zealand.
How many days are in a leap year?
- Answer: 366 days.
Who is known as the father of modern physics?
- Answer: Albert Einstein.
What is the hardest natural substance found on Earth?
- Answer: Diamond.
Which planet is known for having a ring system?
- Answer: Saturn.
What is the largest desert in the world?
- Answer: Antarctic Desert.
Who invented the telephone?
- Answer: Alexander Graham Bell.
What language is spoken in Argentina?
- Answer: Spanish.
What is the capital city of Canada?
- Answer: Ottawa.
In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?
- Answer: 1989.
What is the chemical symbol for potassium?
- Answer: K.

Logical Reasoning and Patterns

What is the next number in the sequence: 1, 2, 4, 8, ?
- Answer: 16 (The pattern is doubling each number.)
If three pencils cost $1.50, how much do twelve pencils cost?
- Answer: $6.00 (12 ÷ 3 = 4, so $1.50 × 4.)
If 4 workers can complete a job in 10 days, how many days will it take 8 workers to complete the same job?
- Answer: 5 days (Doubling the number of workers halves the time.)
Find the missing number in the pattern: 3, 9, 27, 81, ?
- Answer: 243 (The pattern is multiplying by 3.)
If a book is 250 pages long and you have read 100 pages, what percentage of the book have you read?
- Answer: 40% (100 ÷ 250 × 100.)
What is the next term in the sequence: 7, 14, 28, 56, ?
- Answer: 112 (The pattern is doubling each number.)
How many sides does an octagon have?
- Answer: Eight.
What is the value of 5 factorial (5!)?
- Answer: 120 (5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1.)
If the sum of the angles in a triangle is 180 degrees, what is the sum of the angles in a quadrilateral?
- Answer: 360 degrees (For a polygon with n sides, the sum of the interior angles is (n – 2) × 180 degrees.)
What is the next number in the pattern: 1, 4, 9, 16, ?
- Answer: 25 (The pattern is squares of integers.)
If the price of a shirt is $50 and it is discounted by 20%, what is the new price?
- Answer: $40 (20% of $50 is $10, so $50 – $10 = $40.)
What is the area of a square with a side length of 6 cm?
- Answer: 36 cm² (6 cm × 6 cm.)
If you mix 1 liter of orange juice with 2 liters of water, what is the total volume?
- Answer: 3 liters.
What is the cube root of 64?
- Answer: 4.
If a bag contains 4 red balls, 5 blue balls, and 6 green balls, what is the probability of picking a blue ball?
- Answer: 5/15 or 1/3.
What is the value of 2 + (3 × 4) – 5?
- Answer: 9 (3 × 4 = 12, then 2 + 12 – 5.)
If you travel 120 miles in 2 hours, what is your speed in miles per hour?
- Answer: 60 mph (120 miles ÷ 2 hours.)
If a rectangular field is 80 meters long and 40 meters wide, what is its area?
- Answer: 3200 square meters (80 meters × 40 meters.)
What is the value of 7 + 6 × 2 – 3?
- Answer: 16 (6 × 2 = 12, then 7 + 12 – 3.)
If a car travels 150 km in 3 hours, what is its average speed?
- Answer: 50 km/h (150 km ÷ 3 hours.)

Patterns and Sequences

What is the next number in the sequence: 2, 4, 8, 16, ?
- Answer: 32 (The pattern is doubling each number.)
What is the value of the expression: 3 × (4 + 5) – 6?
- Answer: 21 (4 + 5 = 9, then 3 × 9 – 6.)
What is the next term in the sequence: 1, 4, 7, 10, ?
- Answer: 13 (The pattern is adding 3 each time.)
If you add 12 to a number and then divide by 4, you get 7. What is the number?
- Answer: 16 (4 × 7 – 12.)
What is the next number in the sequence: 5, 10, 20, 40, ?
- Answer: 80 (The pattern is multiplying by 2.)
If a number is increased by 25% and then decreased by 20%, what is the overall change in percentage?
- Answer: 0% (Increasing by 25% and then decreasing by 20% returns to the original value.)
What is the missing number in the sequence: 2, 6, 12, 20, ?
- Answer: 30 (The pattern is adding consecutive even numbers.)
If 6 + 2 × 5 = ?
- Answer: 16 (According to order of operations, 2 × 5 = 10, then 6 + 10.)
What is the 6th term in the sequence: 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, ?
- Answer: 21 (The pattern is adding consecutive integers: 1 + 2 = 3, 3 + 3 = 6, 6 + 4 = 10, 10 + 5 = 15, 15 + 6 = 21.)
What is the sum of the first 5 prime numbers?
- Answer: 28 (2 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 11.)
If a square’s area is 49 square units, what is the length of each side?
- Answer: 7 units (The square root of 49.)
What is the 4th term in the sequence: 1, 4, 9, 16, ?
- Answer: 25 (The pattern is squares of integers.)
What is the next term in the pattern: 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, ?
- Answer: 21 (The pattern is adding consecutive integers.)
If a person walks 5 miles in 1 hour, how far can they walk in 3 hours at the same pace?
- Answer: 15 miles (5 miles × 3.)
What is the next number in the sequence: 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, ?
- Answer: 64 (The pattern is doubling each number.)
What is the sum of the first 10 odd numbers?
- Answer: 100 (The sum of the first n odd numbers is n², so 10².)
If a shirt costs $40 and is marked down by 25%, what is the sale price?
- Answer: $30 (25% of $40 is $10, so $40 – $10 = $30.)
What is the value of (5 + 3) × 2?
- Answer: 16 (According to order of operations: 5 + 3 = 8, then 8 × 2.)
What is the next term in the sequence: 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, ?
- Answer: 16 (The pattern is adding consecutive integers: 1 + 1 = 2, 2 + 2 = 4, 4 + 3 = 7, 7 + 4 = 11, 11 + 5 = 16.)
If the difference between two numbers is 8 and their sum is 20, what are the numbers?
- Answer: 12 and 8 (x – y = 8 and x + y = 20.)

Critical Thinking

If all squares are rectangles and all rectangles are shapes, can it be concluded that all squares are shapes?
- Answer: Yes.
What is the smallest number that is divisible by 2, 3, and 5?
- Answer: 30 (Least common multiple of 2, 3, and 5.)
If a man earns $300 in 5 days, how much will he earn in 30 days at the same rate?
- Answer: $1800 (300 ÷ 5 × 30.)
If 5 apples cost $3, how much do 20 apples cost?
- Answer: $12 (20 ÷ 5 × $3.)
What is the total number of degrees in a hexagon?
- Answer: 720 degrees (For an n-sided polygon, the sum of the interior angles is (n – 2) × 180 degrees.)
What is the average of the numbers 5, 15, 25, 35, and 45?
- Answer: 25 (Sum is 125, divided by 5.)
If you double a number and then subtract 4, you get 12. What is the number?
- Answer: 8 (2x – 4 = 12, x = 8.)
What is the sum of all the angles in a pentagon?
- Answer: 540 degrees ((5 – 2) × 180.)
If 8 workers can build a wall in 6 days, how many days will it take 4 workers to build the same wall?
- Answer: 12 days (Doubling the number of workers doubles the time.)
What is the value of 4 × (7 + 3) – 5?
- Answer: 35 (7 + 3 = 10, then 4 × 10 – 5.)
If you buy 3 books at $15 each and 2 notebooks at $5 each, what is the total cost?
- Answer: $55 (3 × $15 + 2 × $5.)
If you multiply a number by 9 and then subtract 7, the result is 50. What is the number?
- Answer: 7 (9x – 7 = 50, x = 7.)
How many weeks are there in 90 days?
- Answer: 12 weeks and 6 days (90 ÷ 7.)
If a movie starts at 2:00 PM and lasts for 2 hours and 45 minutes, what time does it end?
- Answer: 4:45 PM.
What is the smallest number that is both a multiple of 4 and 6?
- Answer: 12 (Least common multiple of 4 and 6.)
If a shirt costs $40 and is discounted by 15%, what is the sale price?
- Answer: $34 (15% of $40 is $6, so $40 – $6 = $34.)
What is the value of (6 + 2) × (9 – 3)?
- Answer: 48 (6 + 2 = 8 and 9 – 3 = 6, then 8 × 6.)
What is the product of 8 and 12?
- Answer: 96.
If you have a total of $500 and spend $150, what percentage of your money is left?
- Answer: 70% (You have $350 left, which is 70% of $500.)
What is the 5th term in the sequence: 1, 4, 9, 16, ?
- Answer: 25 (The pattern is squares of integers.)